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California Council for the Humanities Invites Entries for California Documentary Project
Grants of up to $7,000 will be awarded to individuals working to produce film and radio projects that enhance understanding of California cultures, peoples, and histories....

Posted on July 30, 2009
Deadline: October 1, 2009

Stage Director and Choreographers Foundation Invites Applications for Observership Program
Twenty-five early career directors and choreographers will gain the opportunity to observe professionals in the field as they create new productions in New York City and at regional theaters....

Posted on July 30, 2009
Deadline: August 17, 2009

Guidelines Announced for American Heritage Preservation Grants
The program funds the preservation of endangered and fragile artistic, literary, scientific, and historical works and provides grants of up to $3,000 to libraries, museums, and archival collections for conservation projects....

Posted on July 29, 2009
Deadline: September 15, 2009

National Museum of the American Indian Offers the Visiting Indigenous Professional Program
The program will provide hands-on training in various disciplines at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., to individuals working in Native museums and cultural centers....

Posted on July 29, 2009
Deadline: September 15 and March 15, annually

Johnson & Johnson/Society for the Arts in Healthcare Grant Funds Available for Arts in Healthcare Programs
A total of $60,000 will be awarded to nonprofits and government agencies that are members of the Society for the Arts in Healthcare and whose arts in healthcare programs show evidence of initial impact....

Posted on July 25, 2009
Deadline: October 15, 2009 (Letter of Inquiry)

grants

Chicago Community Trust Announces Arts Engagement Grant Program for Small Organizations

Deadline: April 15, 2009

As part of the Arts Engagement Exchange (formerly the Chicago Wallace Audience Engagement Network), the Chicago Community Trust (http://www.cct.org/ ) has collaborated with the Wallace Foundation ( http://www.wallacefoundation.org/ ) and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs to create knowledge-sharing sessions and small grants for arts organizations working to build, diversify, and engage audiences. This new grant opportunity is designed to ensure that marketing momentum is not lost due to economic concerns.

Grants awarded through the program are solely for the purpose of marketing productions, programs, and exhibits that are being planned for the 2009-10 season. Proposals may include all marketing-related expenses, including marketing staff and a reasonable percent of executive or support staff; all other aspects of the production, program, exhibit, or events must be obtained from other sources, which should be clearly identified.

Applicants must be nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations located in the metro Chicago area. Applicants must have annual budgets of less than $1 million and must have at least one paid employee Grants will range in size from to $5,000 to $25,000.

Visit the CCT Web site for complete program guidelines.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15017164/cityofchicago

For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml

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New Jersey State Council on the Arts Announces Guidelines for Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Deadline: April 3, 2009

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts (http://www.njartscouncil.org/ ) has announced the availability of guidelines for its 2010 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program.

Folk Arts Apprenticeships support the traditional arts and crafts of New Jersey's many different cultural communities, helping talented apprentice artists further hone their skills by working
directly with a master artist belonging to a shared community.

Apprentices may request up to $3,000 each to support an intensive regimen of study with a master artist for up to twelve months. The application process requires that each interested apprentice apply with a master artist as a team by providing comprehensive, detailed information of their shared artistic cultural backgrounds and their planned scope of work together.

Visit the Council on the Arts Web site for complete program information.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15017165/njartscouncil

For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml